B2 — upper-intermediatework35 words
Job search & CV
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ȍglās za pòsao | job advertisement |
| kònkurs | job opening |
| poslodávac | employer |
| ùslovi kònkursa | job requirements (the section of an ad listing what is expected) |
| strȕčnā sprȇma | level of education, qualification (a standard field in job ads) |
| SSS | secondary education — short for srednja stručna sprema; a standard tag in job ads |
| VSS | higher education — short for visoka stručna sprema; a standard tag in job ads |
| rȃdno ìskustvo | work experience (a field in ads and on a CV) |
| iskústvo | experience (not 'art') |
| veštìna | skill (ads use the plural: veštine) |
| poznávānje rȃda na računáru | computer literacy — a stock requirement line in job ads |
| ȍpis pòsla | job description (the duties section of an ad) |
| rȏk za prijávu | application deadline |
| prȉjava | application; report; registration |
| prijáva na kònkurs | job application — not the same prijava as registering an address with the authorities |
| konkurísati | to apply for a job, to enter a competition for a post |
| CV | CV, résumé (ads say «poslati CV»); the same document as biografija |
| rȃdnā biogràfija | CV: radna biografija, biografija and CV all name the same document |
| prȍprātno písmo | cover letter (also called motivaciono pismo) |
| prȅporuka | recommendation |
| nostrifikácija | recognition of a foreign diploma in Serbia (the everyday name for the procedure) |
| rȁzgovor za pòsao | job interview |
| intèrvjū | interview |
| pòzvati na rȁzgovor | to invite (someone) to an interview |
| očekívanā pláta | expected salary — an interview question; the figure is named in neto |
| prȍbnī rȃd | probationary period |
| ùgovor o rádu | employment contract |
| na neòdrēđeno | open-ended: ugovor na neodređeno — a contract with no end date |
| na òdrēđeno | fixed-term: ugovor na određeno — a contract running to a set date |
| pȕno rȃdno vréme | full-time |
| honòrārno | on a fee basis, as an outside contractor (raditi honorarno) |
| pláta | salary, wage (not a payment — that is plaćanje) |
| nȅto | net — the sum the worker takes home; in Serbia pay is negotiated in neto |
| brȕto | gross — the sum before deductions; contracts usually state bruto while the deal is struck in neto |
| potpísati | to sign (a contract) (perfective; imperfective potpisivati) |
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